Ezekiel 48:14

Ezekiel 48:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they shall not sell of it, neither exchange, nor alienate the firstfruits of the land: for it is holy unto the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)They must not sell or exchange any of it. This is the best of the land and must not pass into other hands, because it is holy to the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They shall not sell or exchange any of it. They shall not alienate this choice portion of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they shall not sell or exchange any of it; they may not alienate this best part of the land, for it is holy to the Lord.

Context of Ezekiel 48:14

12It will be for them a portion set apart from the offering of the land, most holy, by the border of the Levites. 13Alongside the border of the kohanim, the Levites will have 25,000 in length and 10,000 in width. The entire length will be 25,000 and the width 10,000. They must not sell or exchange any of it or transfer the choice portion of the land, for it is holy to Adonai. 15The 5,000 that remain in the width, in front of the 25,000 thousand, will be for common use, for the city, for living and for pastureland. “The city will be in the midst of it, 16and will have these measurements: the north side; 4,500; the south side 4,500; the east side, 4,500; and the west side, 4,500.

Ezekiel 48:14 word by word

וְלֹא־יִמְכְּר֣וּ מִמֶּ֗נּוּ וְלֹ֥א יָמֵ֛ר וְלֹ֥א יַעֲבִ֖יר רֵאשִׁ֣ית הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּי־קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they shall not sellמָכַרmâkar · to sellH4376
• of it, neither exchangeמוּרmûr · to changeH4171
• nor alienateעָבַר‛âbar · to passH5674
• the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁיתrê'shîyth · first: bestH7225
• of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• holyקֹ֫דֶשׁqôdesh · holinessH6944
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Ezekiel 48:14

• Exodus 22:29“Do the same with your cattle and with your sheep. For seven days it is to be with its mother, and on the eighth day you are to give it to Me.
• Leviticus 27:10He is not to replace it or exchange it, either good for bad, or bad for good. But if he does exchange one animal for another, then both it and the one for which it is exchanged will become holy.
• Ezekiel 48:12It will be for them a portion set apart from the offering of the land, most holy, by the border of the Levites.
• Leviticus 23:20The kohen is to wave them with the bread of the firstfruits as a wave offering before Adonai, with the two lambs. They should be holy to Adonai for the kohen.
• Leviticus 27:9“Now if it is an animal that may be brought as an offering to Adonai, anything that one gives to Adonai will be holy.
• Malachi 3:8“Will a man rob God? For you are robbing Me!” But you say: “How have we robbed You?” “In the tithe and the offering.

Commentaries on Ezekiel 48:14

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-14The holy portion was not exactly in the center of the land. There were seven tribal strips to the north and five to the south. Although not centrally located, the spiritual center had moved significantly north from Jerusalem. The importance of the holy portion for the Lord's temple is emphasized by its detailed dimensions and composition, unlike the brief descriptions of the tribal areas. This special portion was dedicated to God and could never be sold…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351. Dan--The lands are divided into portions of ideal exactness, running alongside of each other, the whole breadth from west to east, standing in a common relation to the temple in the center: seven tribes' portions on the north, five in the smaller division in the south. The portions of the city, the temple, the prince, and the priesthood, are in the middle, not within the boundaries of any tribe, all alike having a common interest in them. Judah has the…Read the comment

Topics related to Ezekiel 48:14

• Levites
• Priest

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• Alienate
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• Ezekiel
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Commentaries on Ezekiel 48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings